Academic Senate
2009-2010 |
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February 18,2010
Academic Senate meeting March 9 (a second Tuesday)
for visiting team
Now scheduled for...?
AAAG Report
AAAG met in special session on Wednesday February 17 to talk
about the prioritization issues facing MPC.
Background: Trying to address
budget issues is like following a bouncing ball. We don't really know what will
happen next. As of today, the Governor has released a preliminary budget. We
know that it will change. Nevertheless, based on this budget, MPC thinks it will
need to make up about $500K in the 10-11 budget year. Again, this may change,
but this is the number we have now. Academic Affairs has been directed by the
S/P to develop a number of scenarios detailing how to deal with this shortfall
as well as more severe shortfalls.
MPC has made a great effort to reduce its ISAs and increase
its credit programs. MPC is exiting the PFIT ISAs (FTES gained from people
taking physical fitness courses at outside gyms that are not on the MPC campus.
This was a strategy pushed by previous administrations to increase FTES).
Another commonly quoted MPC factoid is that MPC has more Drama FTES than it has
English FTES.
The AAAG meeting: At the AAAG
meeting it was revealed that Mike and John believe that this $500K shortfall can
be achieved by increasing efficiency--more students in classes, teaching
sections once a year rather than once a semester, etc... The main point is that
this position does not require prioritizing various strands of our mission--such
as transfer, basic skills or CTE--over others, such as life-long learners. This
is clarification of position takes a stance or perspective that I was not
expecting, especially after Doug's emphasis on prioritization at many MPC
venues.
Does the Academic Senate wish to re-enter this discussion?
Meeting Schedule for the Spring Semester
Feb 4
Feb 18
Mar 4
Mar 9 (special visiting team meeting)
Mar 18 (Officer elections, per bylaws; both old and new reps
attend to vote)
(Spring break Apr 1)
Apr 8 (2nd Th)
Apr 22 (4th Th)
May 6
May 20
June 3? (finals week) (maybe keep open for an emergency
meeting?)
Election of Academic Senate Representatives
This happens within each of the divisions with expiring
terms, by the election methods of their choice.
At-Large rep is elected by methods described in the bylaws
and led by the Academic Senate Secretary.
This should happen during February. New reps should be
established by March.
We should establish when the term ends for the at-large
adjunct rep.
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Division or Area
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Senate Representative
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Term Began
(Fall Semester)
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Term ends
(Spring Semester)
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Life Sciences
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Heather Faust
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F2009
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S2012
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Creative Arts
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Currently Vacant
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F2009
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S2012
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Social Sciences
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Steve Albert
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F2009
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S2012
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Physical Education
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Mark Clements
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F2009
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S2012
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At-Large
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Susan Joplin
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F2009
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S2012
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Nursing
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Laura Loop
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F2007 |
S2010 |
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Library
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Stephanie Tetter
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F2007 |
S2010 |
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Humanities
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Anita Johnson
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F2007 |
S2010 |
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Business/Technology
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Jean-Claude Prado
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F2007 |
S2010 |
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At-Large
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Mila MacBain Martínez
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F2007 |
S2010 |
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Physical Sciences
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Fred Hochstaedter
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F2008
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S2011
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Student Services
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Debbie Anthony
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F2008
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S2011
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Supportive Services
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Alexis Copeland
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F2008
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S2011
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College Readiness/TRIO
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Chris Calima
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F2008
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S2011
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At-Large
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Susan Walter
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F2008
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S2011
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At-Large Adjunct
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Marguerite Stark
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ASMPC
student rep
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Currently Vacant
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VP Administrative Services Search.
A message from Doug Garrison:
Fred and Mark,
As you know, Joe Bissell is retiring in August. I have asked
Barbara Lee to chair the selection committee and have discussed with her the
ideal perspectives to be represented on the committee. We are attempting to form
a committee that includes representatives with expertise that correspond to the
areas of responsibility of the position and that represent the college
constituencies . As we examined the potential committee members, we also tried
to keep an eye on both gender and diversity.
The Academic Senate appoints all faculty to committees, but
in the past the Senate has welcomed suggestions. I offer the following
names in that spirit and would ask that the Senate consider these faculty
appointments. To provide a full context, I have also included the non-faculty
committee members and noted their areas of “expertise” or representation.
Non-Faculty
Chair, Barbara Lee [HR-Negotiations]
Vicki Nakamura [FTES calculations/Facilities planning and
state reporting]
Loran Walsh [VP of MPCEA]
Pegi Ard [Retired chief business officer for Cabrillo
College]
Suggested Faculty
Diane Boynton [Facilities planning/broad college knowledge]
Alexis Copeland [Technology]
Alethea DeSoto [Matriculation-categorical budgets]
Gary Fuller [Negotiator for MPCEA – Budget Committee]
I have consulted with all these faculty members, and they
have agreed to have their names forwarded to the Senate for consideration.
The tentative schedule would include a meeting to review the
announcement during the week of 2/22, screening from 4/23-5/4, interviews
5/19-21, public forums 6/1-3, and approval by the Board on 6/22.
As we did with the VPAA position, I intend to hold public
forums to give the campus community the opportunity to view all finalists and
provide me with confidential feedback.
Please consider these suggestions and let me know the
Senate’s action. Since we are trying to complete the search by the end of the
spring term, timely action is necessary.
Thanks,
Doug
Douglas R. Garrison, EdD.
Superintendent/President
Monterey Peninsula College
980 Fremont St.
Monterey, CA 93940
831-646-4060
An e-mail from Hazel Ross:
Fred,
I agree with what the senate has come up with so far, with
the highlighted addition below. Some other ideas:
I’d like to see a genuine recognition of the importance of
continuing to improve full-time faculty salaries with the goal of reaching
salaries commensurate with the high cost of living in this area. Just as
important, I’d also like to see a genuine recognition that part-time faculty do
not receive comparable pay for comparable work, and a commitment to the goal of
reaching equity in pay for our part-time faculty. Even when times are
really tough economically, and there is no money available to achieve these
goals, we mustn’t forget that when things start to improve we will need to
have administrators on board that recognize the importance of these goals.
Student learning is indeed the overall goal in whatever we do, and being able to
attract and retain excellent faculty, both full and part time, is a vital
component of student learning.
Hazel